Decent film, with good action-adventure qualities

Rating: 7/10 (15 August 2005)

Jordan Two Delta (Scarlett Johansson) and Lincoln Six Echo (Ewan McGregor) live in a futuristic, post-apocalypse world. Bioengineered to perfection, their world is ultra sterile and rigidly confining. Hope lives in the form of a lottery that whisks winners away to a lavish new life on The Island, where they'll repopulate the Earth among the chosen few. Unlike his peers, Lincoln questions reality and challenges authority. Poking holes in the supposed truth, he discovers that a trip to The Island is not at all what it seems. Lincoln drags Jordan into his state of enlightenment and the powers that be must stop them. The hunt is on, including an exciting car-chase scene. Entertaining and lively, The Island is good, especially for those who appreciate the action-adventure and sci-fi genres.